“The pool cabana is a grownup playroom,” says James. “John wanted to use it for dancing, which
is why it has a big open space and stone flooring.” A 1989 painting shows his Learjet.

“Michael Eisner was our first dinner guest,” says Travolta. “He looked at our planes and said, “ ‘My God, I get it. Within an hour we can be on our way to Paris.’”

Travolta’s office features his Qantas 747 pilot certificate, his American Airlines Boeing 707 pilot certificate, an award for excellence in aviation from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a photograph of the actor in his ultralight over Florida.

Construction of the house lasted two years, but “the plan took, on and off, about six years,” Travolta
says. “We moved into the guest quarters for a while to oversee it.” Family photographs, books and airplane models are displayed on shelves in the main hall.

“This is an overbuilt home,” Travolta says. “The walls are thicker than they need to be, and there’s more metal in it than there needs to be.” The master bedroom “is serene,” James observes. Pindler & Pindler drapery fabric.

The bath has a poster from Pulp Fiction.

An exterior view takes in the length of the house. Travolta restored the exterior of the Boeing 707, right, which was built for Qantas in 1964. “You can be the ultimate eccentric, like I am, and bring in a 707,” he says. “But you can also bring in any corporate jet or airliner.”

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